Preet Bharara Tells Ari Melber Why He Briefly Considered Taping Call with Trump
RUSH EXCERPT:
BHARARA: “So in the meeting, it was — we shook hands. He looked me in the eye, talked about the great work of the I made clear we’re an independent office, not political. I made a point to say that in the meeting. There was nothing especially peculiar in the meeting except he asked for my phone numbers which is odd. Someone must have had them because that’s how I got there. There’s an assistant, Rhona Graff. A couple of weeks later the President-Elect called me. Though I would have expected him to be very busy. He shot the breeze with me for five minutes. I reported that contact to my deputy, members of the staff and the Trump transition team responsible for doj. He called me again two days before the inauguration. You would expect him to be very busy, working on his speech. He didn’t say anything untoward, didn’t ask me to do anything inappropriate. I returned the phone call and advised people about it.”
